Receive a 16-bit Integer from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveInt16, which reads exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and stores the result in the ReceivedInt property. Byte order and signedness are selectable.

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

set socket [new_CkSocket]

#  Connect to the server using TLS.
set bTls 1
set maxWaitMs 5000
set success [CkSocket_Connect $socket "example.com" 5000 $bTls $maxWaitMs]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkSocket_lastErrorText $socket]
    delete_CkSocket $socket
    exit
}

#  Read exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and store the result in the ReceivedInt property.
#  The 1st argument selects byte order (1 = big-endian); the 2nd selects unsigned interpretation.
set bBigEndian 1
set bUnsigned 0
set success [CkSocket_ReceiveInt16 $socket $bBigEndian $bUnsigned]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkSocket_lastErrorText $socket]
    delete_CkSocket $socket
    exit
}

puts "Received 16-bit integer: [CkSocket_get_ReceivedInt $socket]"

delete_CkSocket $socket